Capítulo 1071: Chapter 1075: Alongside the Gods (17)

The body of Mrs. Tu, tightly strangled by a thick rope, swayed as Mr. Clown watched, and it seemed that even the swaying had gradually lightened a little.

Li Yuerong and the others covered their faces, too afraid to look directly. The faint sound of sobbing was trapped behind their hands, with occasional suppressed cries escaping through their fingers.

In Lin Zizhu’s impression, Mrs. Tu was kind and gentle, even the most critical Li Yuerong had some fondness for her.

He couldn’t even imagine that she would do something particularly outrageous.

But at the thought of Liu Jiaxiang, his originally furious mind suddenly sputtered.

After hesitating for a while, Lin Zizhu mustered the courage to ask Mr. Clown, “What did she do?”

“Oh, her…” Mr. Clown said with disdain, drawing out the words, “The old lady loved giving candy to children.”

“And those children who ate the candy would become dumb, you know.”

“This bad old lady hated crying children the most. The naughty children, just like this…” Mr. Clown pointed at Mrs. Tu, gesturing with his hands in the air, “just like this, she would strangle them with a rope, and then they’d be good and never cry again.”

Looking at Mrs. Tu, a word popped into Lin Zizhu’s mind: abductor.

She was a conscienceless abductor.

Mr. Clown’s attention did not linger long on Mrs. Tu. He went on to introduce two more to Lin Zizhu and the others.

“Your companion here is quite skilled—he loves making sculptures, turning his illegitimate son into a sculpture and putting it in his living room.”

Mr. Clown was referring to Chen Shangcheng, who was also sealed with cement and plaster.

“This one, well, is eloquent. An unborn baby would certainly be fond of a daddy like him, so I was kind enough to let him reunite with his children.”

This time, Mr. Clown pointed to Mo Zhixiong.

Lin Zizhu did not doubt the truth in Mr. Clown’s words.

According to what they knew about Mo Zhixiong, they all understood that he once had a beloved girlfriend in the real world.

But for some reason, his girlfriend, carrying seven-month-old twins, committed suicide.

Everyone suspected it was prenatal depression; Mo Zhixiong was the most affected, unable to recover for a long time.

He always blamed himself, thinking that if he had shown more care for his girlfriend back then, things would have been different.

Even now, he often reminisced about his girlfriend in front of them.

Everyone was deeply moved by his devotion.

This was also one of the surprising aspects of Mo Zhixiong’s entanglement with Zhang Xijuan that shocked Lin Zizhu.

But what happened between them was far more malicious and disgusting than he could have imagined.

A chill rushed up from the soles of Lin Zizhu’s feet.

Recalling certain moments with these people, Lin Zizhu was both frightened and amazed.

Mr. Clown’s seemingly smiling gaze swept over the shivering group, hinting, “Don’t worry, the Magic Museum only collects the most special specimens. As for you guys…”

“Your selfishness, your vanity, your lies…” Mr. Clown’s fingers pointed at Li Yuerong, Zhang Xijuan, and Huang Shuzhong, continuing, “Though indirectly leading innocent people into the abyss, you’re lucky you haven’t offended children, so… maybe next time.”

Mr. Clown’s tone was full of regret, as if not being able to collect all these people into the museum was something he couldn’t accept.

But those named didn’t feel any sense of relief from escaping; instead, they were terrified to their core.

Everything about them was as transparent as glass in this amusement park.

Completely exposed to the crowd.

Li Yuerong attended an aristocratic high school and once mocked a civilian girl so harshly that the girl couldn’t handle the pressure and committed suicide.

Zhang Xijuan, driven by vanity, abandoned her long-time boyfriend and turned to the embrace of a powerful young master.

Her boyfriend couldn’t handle the blow of losing love and wealth and jumped off an overpass.

Huang Shuzhong, out of jealousy towards the school flower, fabricated many falsehoods, pushing the school flower to a mental breakdown.

Aside from themselves, no one else in the world knew these things.

Even they had forgotten the sins they once committed, until someone plainly exposed them.

A twisted look crossed Li Yuerong’s face. For a moment, she forgot her fear and cursed defiantly, “What does it have to do with me? She broke into a world that didn’t belong to her, so she should have been ready to be bullied.”

“Besides, I didn’t force her to die at knifepoint.”

Li Yuerong never felt she did anything wrong.

She had power, money, and beauty, so why should she be surpassed by a woman of low birth?

She could hardly remember the face of that bitch, but the feeling she gave—

Just like Su Li, the same beauty, the same arrogance…

Only Su Li was far superior, otherwise…

The look in Li Yuerong’s eyes was like venom, which startled Lin Zizhu.

He couldn’t stand it and stepped back several paces, clutching his chest, with tears brimming and a stabbing pain in his heart.

What had he done, pushing his girlfriend further away for these people?

Lin Zizhu was profoundly shaken, while the other women were of no use, leaving only Wang Weihan remaining calm and rational.

He sharply caught the hidden meaning in Mr. Clown’s words and tentatively asked, “Can we leave now?”

Mr. Clown placed one hand behind his back, bent over in a gesture of welcome, and grinned, “Honored guests, we hope to see you again next time.”

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Recalling the relaxed attitude on the train, the stark contrast with the current scene was unbearable.

In just a little over a day, two newcomers and two old ones had died, four people in total.

After leaving the Magic House, as they walked onward, they no longer always returned to the starting point.

After walking in silence for some distance, Wang Weihan suddenly stopped and directly said, “Let’s split up.”

“I’ll go with Li Yuerong… Splitting into two teams will make it easier to find clues.”

Lin Zizhu wanted to stop him, but with Wang Weihan’s firm attitude, he wouldn’t listen and left with Li Yuerong directly.

For a moment, Lin Zizhu was at a loss.

For an instant, his instinct was to find Su Li.

Having split up, they were no longer under the shadow of the God of Misfortune, and things went much more smoothly.

The next day, Su Li saw two distinct groups in the lobby of the theme hotel.

On one side, Lin Zizhu was with two beautiful girls; on the other, Wang Weihan was with Li Yuerong.

The two groups seemed to be separated by an invisible gap, ignoring each other.

Su Li found it quite amusing. Just a few days ago, this group had been mingling together in the real world with much enthusiasm.